The conference is being organised jointly by IIM-Ahemdabad, IIM-Bangalore and IIM-Calcutta. Nearly 100 academics, researchers, and practitioners from India and abroad are expected to present papers, during the two day event.

The inaugural address will be delivered by professor Ravi Jagannathan, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, John F Sandner professor of finance, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. This would be followed by keynote address on 'Getting Better -Learning to invest in an Emerging Stock Market' by professor Tarun Ramdorai, Said Business School, University of Oxford.

Professor Kose John, Charles William Gerstenberg professor of Banking and Finance, NYU Stern School of Business, New York University will deliver the keynote address on the topic 'Risk and Governance in Corporations and Banks.'